I’m going to try out a new series here on Saturday. I wasn’t too happy with the way the Saturday Storefront idea was going and I’ve decided to try something new and retire that idea. I’ve decided that it might be fun to utilize past posts from the last five and a half years of doing MBIP and put out suggestions for readers via links to common posts to local businesses here in Peoria. I’ve got a wealth of information, photos and reviews of places that maybe you didn’t know about or forgot that the place exists.

For this debut edition, I thought I’d put up a dozen suggestions on where to go for a nice Saturday Night dinner. It’s an age-old question: “Where do you want to go to eat tonight?” Well, if you’re wondering, here’s a dozen links to MBIP Saturday night dinners from the past!

Saturday Suggestions: Saturday Night Dinner

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Jim’s Steak House

Link: Saturday Night Cheeseburger @ Jim's Steakhouse - This is an oldie but a goodie, it’s the second Saturday night post that went up on the blog from December of 2012. The first one I stayed home because I was sick, so this kicked off the Saturday Night series five and a half years ago. Back then I was getting a cheeseburger every Saturday night and I got the first one at Jim’s Steak House in downtown Peoria.

Connected

Link: Saturday Night @ Troy Ummel’s Connected - Troy Ummel’s Connected is a hidden gem here in Peoria. It’s tucked away off of University street and it’s a cool restaurant with a unique menu. They made me a special dessert on this Saturday night back in 2015.

Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern

Link: Saturday Night @ Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern - Blue Duck is one of my favorite restaurants in Peoria. I took my friend Nathalie there and Kavan, who owns the place made us a special sampling platter and it was so delicious!

Noir Tapas & Rendezvous Lounge

Link: Saturday Night @ Noir Tapas & Rendezvous Lounge - Noir is on restaurant row in Peoria Heights and it specializes in unique small plate entrees but you can also indulge in full size orders like the 6 ounce filet and au gratin potatoes meal I had back in the summer of 2015. Chase Sieting was the special musical guest for this post.

Lou’s Drive-In

Link: Saturday Night @ Lou's Drive-In - We started with a cheeseburger and we end with a cheeseburger. Summer’s here and that means that Lou’s Drive-In is open for another season! I went there for my first stop of the season a couple of week’s ago and got a root beer and a bacon cheeseburger. I’m happy to report that nothing has changed at Lou’s Drive-In and that’s a very good thing!